**5. Master's degrees related to circular economy in Europe**

Several Master's degrees in prestigious international universities in Europe have served as inspiration and reference for preparing and offering the Master's degree in Circular Economy at the University of the Basque Country. Postgraduate degrees on Circular Economy exist all over the world, mainly in North America, Oceania and Asia, but as nearby courses are our immediate competitors, only the European Master's degrees have been listed.

Before presenting these degrees, it should be highlighted again that Education for Circular Economy is still in its infancy. It is foreseeable that in the shortmedium term the offer of postgraduate degrees will increase. Regarding the number of credits assigned to them or regarding their theoretical and practical content or interdisciplinarity, there will be substantial differences among these degrees. In addition, these degrees will offer a variety of approaches to the subject, this is, with general contents or specifically focused on economics, engineering or marketing.

The European studies that have inspired and served as main reference for our master's degree proposal constitute the CIRCLE program, which is an Erasmus Mundus International Master's Program on Circular Economy. The objective of the Master's Programme on Circular Economy is to offer international and interdisciplinary studies at the highest level, which will allow participants to make an essential contribution to understanding and proposing solutions to problems in order to support the transition towards a sustainable society.

The following is a summary of the main study programs offered in Europe related to Circular Economy:

ERASMUS MUNDUS CIRCLE PROGRAMME

	- University of Graz (coordinator) (Austria)
	- Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
	- Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)
	- Leiden University (The Netherlands)
	- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
	- Curtin University (Australia)
	- Tsinghua University (China)
	- Waseda University (Japan)

*Fostering Education for Circular Economy through Life Cycle Thinking DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.98606*

FINLAND Master's Programme in Circular Economy

